The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-27
ATTEMPTED TRAIN wRECKING.
Three Efforts Made in the Same Lo-
cality by the Same Person.

cality by the Same Person.
Troy, N. ", Sept. 26. Last night an at
tempt was made to wreck the st,
Louis express train on the Fitch
burg road about one and a half
miles this side of North Pownal, Vt. The
express runs in two sections from North
Adams, the first of which leaves that place
at sos O'Clock p. m, being the West Shore
division and the second, which leaves at $40
o'clock, being the New York Central and
Erie division. AS the first section turned
the curve at North Pownal at $50 o'clock,
Engineer Charles n. Filling saw an
obstruction on the track about three
train lengths ahead. The train was running
about forty miles an hour. He applied the
air-brakes, stopping the train with jerk,
but not until the engine had struck the OBJ
stacle. This was a pile of nine ties, two of
which were spiked to the track. The engine
did not leave the track, though several of
the ties were displaced from the
pile laid across the rails. A brake
man was instantly sent back to
signal the rear section, which was only five
minutes behind, and a terrible disaster was
averted. The first section consisted of three
sleepers, day coach and a baggage car. The
second section was composed of baggage
car, one sleeper and two ordinary coaches.
The trains were detained about twenty
minutes until the track was cleared.
The officers of the road
are of the belief that there was some person
at the place of the attempt who has been
plotting the disaster for several months.
At the time of the accident to the train OF
California excursionists in June, when sew
eral persons were injured, the trouble was
caused by a switch being left half
way open. Later in the season collision
occurred between freight trains, caused
by the same methods. In both cases the
telegraph operator was discharged, but the
third time the switch was misplaced, but
was discovered in time to prevent the disas-
ter. 1t is thought the same person is at the
bottom Of all these attempts. A thor
ough investigation will be made.
A LOG ON THE TRACK.
VINCENNEs, IND, Sept. 26.--Late Satur-
day night passenger train on the Cairo,
Vincennes and Chicago railroad ran into a
saw log upon the track about eight miles
south of Vincennes. The log was as large
as -four barrel, but the engine knocked it
felt considerable alarm over their
narrow escape. A few nights
ago an attempt was made to
wreck an Dhio and Mississippi train between
Shoals and Huron. On the occasion cross
ties were piled on this track, but the en-
gineer saw them in time to reverse his en-
gine. The obstruction was strong enough
to shake up the passengers and throw off the
cab. The railroad company will hire de
tectives to work up evidence against the
wreckers.
EXPANDING RAILS.
OTTAWA, ONT, Sept. 26-An express
train which left Ottawa this afternoon for
Montreal, on the Canada Atlantic railroad,
was wrecked three miles below Eastman's
Springs. The accident was caused by ex-
pansion of the rails, due TO the heat from
some burning ties. Fortunately the engineer
perceived the danger and slowed up. The
cars were not unset but SimnlV tore I'm the